The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian One Dish Dinners (Rukmini’s Roasting Tin)

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Such a great book. The premise is the same as Iyer's first book, The Roasting Tin, where everything is cooked in the oven in one tin; there really couldn't be anything simpler. The infographics in this book are fantastic. I'm half tempted to rip them from the book and put them on the fridge in case of any dinner-related emergencies. It's like a connect the dots, choose your own adventure dinner. And all veg-based without being sad or boring at all. And (so many ands...) everything is perfect for leftovers, so no more sad desk lunches.

Remove the tin from the oven – the veg should be charred all over and very soft when prodded. Rescue the garlic, and leave the rest of the veg to sit while you whisk the lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and another teaspoon of sea salt together with the squeezed-out and mashed roasted garlic. Using a knife and fork, remove the inedible tops and stems, then roughly tear the softened vegetables apart. Vegan recipes we love: Warming Sweet Potato and Mushroom Polenta with Tomatoes. Crispy Gnocchi with Mushrooms, Squash and Sage. I have found that the times are a little bit short, perhaps it’s my oven or personal preference? But I’m really pleased to have bought this book so, when i buy a cookbook because the pictures are so pretty that it doesn’t even matter that there’s no delicious meat in the recipes, i’ve already resigned myself to the fact that what comes out of my oven will not look like this:

BUT, and this is merely a good-natured gripe—this book WANTS me to fail. it WANTS me to feel the sting of inadequacy resulting from the comparison between my finished product and the book’s. it thumbs its nose at me as it dances around its spacious, well-appointed kitchen. because as lovely as this picture is, it is also a filthy liar. sure, that’s what it maybe looks like after you take it out of the oven, but THEN the recipe instructs you to stir it all up with olive oil and salt and herbs, which makes it look like THIS Absolutely wonderful and my favourite cook book for sure! Every single recipe bursts with flavours, which are so fantastically composed, I am in awe EVERY SINGLE TIME I try something new from it.

Has some minor issues as a self-published cookbook, but there are some good recipes in here for vegetarians or flexitarians who are looking to mix things up a bit.Bought as a 99p KDD recently as I knew I’d use it after borrowing it from the library. I am making one recipe a week so it’s used as basis for more interesting veggie meals. Have made 4 now (including the first I made in March, repeated this week.) Favourites so far are probably the butternut squash and sweetcorn (who knew corn on the cob could taste so good roasted?) as the toppings at the end really make it. The tomato, olives and aubergine was very good. Nothing I haven’t made before on the hon, but in the oven it’s much richer. I always adapt recipes a bit; adding some ingredients and removing others. They’re good for inspiration.